Samsung Galaxy S5, Gear2, Gear2 Neo and Gear Fit Launch to a crowd eager to get their hands on them.

Samsung Australia launched their new Samsung Galaxy S5 along with their Gear2, Gear2 Neo and Gear Fit wrist watches at a glittering event at Sydney’s MCA. Sports stars doubling as Samsung’s Ambassadors Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin, Scotty James, Jess Gallagher and James Magnussen, Pro Surfer Sally Fitzgibbons and Sydney’s local heroes Harries and Hobo of Bondi Rescue all came along to herald in the new Smartphone.

Ten reasons why the Samsung GALAXY S5 is the perfect phone for the Australian lifestyle

1. Make tap-and-go payments with your phone
Grab your morning coffee or juice without taking out your wallet or rummaging around your handbag for loose change, simply tap your GALAXY S5 against any tap-and-go enabled machine to make a payment and you’re on your way. Available with selected banks, the Samsung GALAXY S5 ensures you stay mobile with tap-and-go payments

2. Resistant to water, rain, sweat, dust and sand
With an IP67 rating, you can feel confident taking your phone to the beach or on a dusty hike. The Samsung GALAXY S5 is resistant to water, rain, sweat, dust and sand. So if you’re caught in the rain, drop it in the sink or spill water on it, you can simply rinse off your phone and get on with your day

3. Achieve fitness goals with the help of S Health and the built-in heart rate monitor Continue Reading »

Alfred Cointreau hosts launch of Cointreau Noir in Sydney at exclusive eventCointreau Noir was launched at an exclusive event at Café Del Mar, Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney to a select group of ‘tasters’ all eager to sample Cointreau’s newest partner to their award winning original orange liqueur as Sally Cooper worked her violin into a frenzy . A little thing like a fire at the nearby Barangaroo building site was not going to deter this crowd.

Alfred Cointreau hosted the evening in fine style welcoming us all into the realm of the iconic French liqueur, Cointreau, but Continue Reading »

Strictly Ballroom, the hit stage and screen musical, in a new exhibition celebrating all its sequinned splendour

Strictly Ballroom has been setting the world a-dancing for 30 years so to celebrate its incredible journey, the Powerhouse Museum is presenting the exhibition – The Strictly Ballroom Story featuring 40 dazzling original costumes created by four time Oscar winner Catherine Martin.

Johnnie Walker, Hugo Boss and The Blackman Hotel hosted a magnificent four-day event over the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend with an invite-only, triple-A guest list of celebrities, social identities and models on Thursday evening, including a special appearance by McLaren Mercedes Formula One Driver Jenson Button, who officially opened the celebration.

The Blackman Art Series Hotel in St Kilda Road Melbourne, promised the ‘hottest location above the track’ and delivered on that promise; its penthouses magnificently styled to accommodate guests, in luxury, and to illuminate the eminent brands that hosted the event.

Jenson Button oozed charm from the minute he arrived at the penthouse. Apart from the adrenalin rush one feels in his presence knowing he races cars at mind-blowing speeds, Jenson Button is a six-foot-tall handsome British sportsman, who emanates an alluring personality as he addresses a room. During a quick Q&A, Button gave The Blackman Hotel a thumbs up for spoiling guests with such an amazing view of the racetrack and, he wasn’t wrong.

The Blackman Hotel was an absolutely stunning venue for the party, especially as the sun set over the lakeside racetrack and whisky glasses glistened on the balcony. Guests enjoyed great weather, canapés and Johnnie Walker tastings.

Johnnie Walker showcased its finest whisky across two penthouses, one dedicated to Johnnie Walker Blue Label® and the other to Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve™. Served either straight, on the rocks or in cocktail fusions of honey, apricot or ginger beer, Johnnie Walker whisky was free flowing but not without the safety of guests in mind, #iamnotdriving incorporated in its displays.

HUGO BOSS models adorned the room dressed in latest Hugo Boss fashion. Cameras flashed all night as models, celebrities and socialites mingled and were entertained by DJs Lauren Mac and Grant Smilie. Elvis Aljius played funky Latin beats on his drums and television host and entertainer Brodie Young, true to Johnnie Walker’s ‘Keep Walking’ slogan, added much fun to the night dressed in top hat, tales and gentleman’s cane.

Art Series Hotel Sales and Marketing Director Ryan Tuckerman deservingly sported a smile from ear to ear; it was a superb event with the some of Australia’s hottest guests: Alex Fevola, Shaynna Blaze, Rhonda Burchmore, Clint Stanaway, Vincent Fantauzzo, Em Rusciano, Rhys Uhlich, Nick Vindin, Ash Delaney and many more talented and fabulous.

Hugo Boss, Johnnie Walker and The Blackman Hotel celebrated the beginning of the Australian Grand Prix with such style and grandeur, it could easily have been a party to mark the beginning of the entire 2014 Formula 1 season.

Nakd water launches in Australia as it scores in the ‘Water Oscars’Water, water everywhere…. – nah won’t go that way but, there really was! Cockle Bay provided water below as rain drizzled from on high while water, deep from New Zealand artisan wells and contained in designer bottles, was a tipple of choice. Continue Reading »

Rocafelas Bar rocks on in as bar lockouts begin
Flowers blooming from the ceiling, eclectic furnishings, kitsch knickknacks, drums suspended in mid air and all manner of things all come together amazingly well as the atmospheric backdrop for Rocafelas Bar new space in Potts Point. Continue Reading »